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Lyrics & meaning

Kaiyum Kaiyum

From Kadan Vangi Kalyanam · 1958

Lyricist
Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
Singers
A. M. Raja, P. Leela
Music director
S. Rajeswara Rao
Movie name
Kadan Vangi Kalyanam
Movie release year
1958
Lyrics added on
16 Sept 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kaiyum kaiyum kalandhidavaa
Jollyaagavae
Kaadhal kadhai paesidava
Keliyaagavae
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Kaiyum kaiyum kalandhidavaa
Jollyaagavae
Kaadhal kadhai paesidava
Keliyaagavae
Ahaa kaiyum kaiyum
Kaathirukaar periyavargal
Vaeliyaagavae
Kaiyum kaiyum kalappadhendru
Jollyaagavae
Hmmm mm mm mm mm
Kaathirukaar periyavargal
Vaeliyaagavae
Kaiyum kaiyum kalappadhendru
Jollyaagavae
Hmm mm kaiyum kaiyum
Kanavan sollai maruppadhu
Endrum muraiyaagumaa
Manadhilulla viiragadhaabam
Unakku theriyumaa
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Kanavan sollai maruppadhu
Endrum muraiyaagumaa
Manadhilulla viiragadhaabam
Unakku theriyumaa
Ahaa kaiyum kaiyum
Viragam endru muraiyillaadhu
Paesalaagumaa
Vaelaikkari meedhu kaadhal
Kollalaagumaa
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Viragam endru muraiyillaadhu
Paesalaagumaa
Vaelaikkari meedhu kaadhal
Kollalaagumaa
Ahaa kaiyum kaiyum kalandhidavaa
Jollyaagavae
Kaadhal kadhai paesidava
Keliyaagavae
Ahaa kaiyum kaiyum
Shall our hands join together,
in cheerful fun?
Shall we talk of love,
playfully teasing?
Mmm mm mm mm mm
Shall our hands join together,
in cheerful fun?
Shall we talk of love,
playfully teasing?
Aha, hand in hand...
The elders are waiting,
standing guard like a fence!
And you want us to hold hands,
in cheerful fun?
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The elders are waiting,
standing guard like a fence!
And you want us to hold hands,
in cheerful fun?
Mmm mm, hand in hand...
Is it ever right to disobey
your husband's word?
Do you even know the longing
inside my heart?
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Is it ever right to disobey
your husband's word?
Do you even know the longing
inside my heart?
Aha, hand in hand...
Is it right to speak so improperly
about romantic longing?
Can one really fall in love
with a maidservant?
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Is it right to speak so improperly
about romantic longing?
Can one really fall in love
with a maidservant?
Aha, shall our hands join together,
in cheerful fun?
Shall we talk of love,
playfully teasing?
Aha, hand in hand...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This lighthearted romantic duets features playful banter between the male and female leads. The male protagonist eagerly invites his lover to hold hands, share stories of love, and sympathize with his deep romantic yearning, reminding her that obeying her husband's word is proper custom. The female lead playfully rebuffs his advances, reminding him that the elders are keeping watch like a fence, and cheekily questioning if it is proper to flirt improperly or fall in love with a maidservant.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Jollyaagavae / Keliyaagavae

The lines end with rhythmic matching suffix words '-aagavae' (Jollyaagavae, Keliyaagavae, Vaeliyaagavae).

Anaphora / Repetition

Kaiyum kaiyum kalandhidavaa

Repetition of 'Kaiyum kaiyum' at the beginning of phrases creates a rhythmic and conversational cadence.

Uvamaani (Simile)

Kaathirukaar periyavargal / Vaeliyaagavae

Comparing the strict watch of elders to a boundary fence ('Vaeliyaagavae').

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Trivia

'Kadan Vangi Kalyanam' (1958) was produced by the acclaimed Vijaya Vauhini Studios and directed by L. V. Prasad. The film was simultaneously shot in Telugu as 'Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu'.

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